09/05/2025
How to use trade finance tools to gain flexibility during trade policy upheaval
Now that new tariffs have taken effect, a big question being asked is – “Who’s paying them?” Small businesses in the U.S. have reportedly been…
International Trade Finance
13/11/2024
CITP Spotlight: Manpreet Kaur – Trade Credit Insurance Underwriter, Intact
Manpreet Kaur’s career in international business brought her from marketing vehicles like tractors and cars to managing risk in international trade financing. When her career…
05/10/2022
Getting paid: 4 trade finance instruments you can use to reduce your risk
While there are many risks inherent in international trade finance, there are also numerous methods of settlement in international trade available to exporters and importers to manage and mitigate risks. Here are the 4 most common trade finance instruments you can use.
11/08/2022
3 new CITPs in international finance talk about their career success
Three CITP in international finance share how their FITTskills coursework and CITP designation has helped them find more opportunity and meaning in their already successful careers in international finance.
13/04/2022
Identify and mitigate the 4 types of financial risk: commercial risk, foreign currency risk, country risk, and bank risk
Trade finance instruments and practices are designed to assist importers and exporters with effective mitigation techniques for all types of financial risk. The risks, which can be mitigated through appropriately structured trade finance instruments or services, include: commercial risk, foreign currency risk, country risk, and bank risk.
06/10/2021
Bidding farewell to LIBOR: The impact on trade finance
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)—the deep-rooted benchmark interest rate first established in the 1980s—is being phased out. Amid this change, BNY Mellon’s Joon Kim,…
13/07/2021
CITP Spotlight: Shailesh Yadav, Trade Desk Manager, ICICI Bank
When Shailesh Yadav began his professional journey by joining the telecommunications industry, he was still unsure of his true calling. After completing his post-graduate degree…
30/03/2021
CITP Spotlight: Houssam Hoteit – Senior Trade Finance Specialist
Houssam Hoteit was only fourteen years old when he began helping his dad manage his business. As a non-native English speaker, his father relied on…
15/03/2021
CITP Spotlight: Obed Boateng – Branch Manager at TD
Ever since his undergraduate college days, banking and international trade as fields of study have always fascinated Obed Boateng. Growing up, he was aware of…
10/12/2020
Save Money & Recover Faster – How international businesses can reduce costs through smarter shipping, partnerships & financing
To find out the most impactful ways businesses can reduce costs and keep cash flowing, FITT brought together experts in customs, shipping, international business strategy and import/export finance. Read their advice here.